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Paris, our first destination of many on our long 77 day European adventure! Day 1 Adam and I touched down in Paris via Charles de Gaulle Airport at 10am and rushed to the City of Love by hailing a taxi….
When you visit Paris, you must visit the Palace of Versailles. It is one of many beautiful castles in France that is worth a visit. Though it is 16 miles away, it is so easy to visit the Palace of…
French cuisine is one of the most popular cuisines in the world, both because people enjoy it and because French chefs redefined cooking that remains the same today. Though it was Italian cuisine that influenced the French, the chefs in…
When people visit France a majority of them have Paris on their list first; as excited as we were to go to Paris, we had our sights on Giverny. Why? Because Monet is a family name and I (Christina) grew up…
Bayeux, France The best way to get from Paris to Normandy is by taking the train to Bayeux, France. As I mentioned in my post about the Normandy Sightseeing Tour, most tour operators pick their guests up at the Bayeux train station….
Going to Normandy was something on Adam’s “To-do List” and after experiencing this tour ourselves it should be on everyone’s list as well. I am not a history buff, but there were many moments during this tour where the history and stories…
Pierre Herme Macaron & Chocolates Pierre Herme was recently awarded Best Pastry Chef by The World’s 50 Best Restaurants and has been the lead trendsetter of macarons for years. He started his pastry career at the age of 14 and worked…
Le Jules Verne After we dropped our bags off at the Les Jardins d’Eiffel we cleaned ourselves up and got fancy for our lunch reservation at Le Jules Verne, a one star Michelin restaurant by the esteemed, Chef Alain Ducasse….
We stayed at Les Jardins d’Eiffel, a three star hotel that had a great location and view of the Eiffel Tower in selected rooms. Working in the hospitality industry we know how the system works – when you book a…
